Synonyms of discontinuing

discontinuing 1 of 2

adjective

as in ceasing

Related Words

• ceasing
• terminating
• ending
• dying
• stopping
• passing
• closing
• concluding
• finishing
• lapsing
• expiring
• quitting
• winding up
• desisting
• dying (down)
• leaving off
• waning
• moderating
• subsiding
• abating
• ebbing
• letting up

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• leftover
• residual
• lingering
• continuing
• lasting
• enduring
• persisting
• abiding
• holding up
• keeping up
• biding
• perduring
• holding on
• running on

discontinuing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of discontinue

1

as in stopping

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceasing
• stopping
• halting
• ending
• quitting
• delaying
• suspending
• dropping
• concluding
• finishing
• breaking
• cutting off
• packing (up or in)
• laying off
• shutting off
• breaking off
• cutting out
• canning
• leaving off
• giving over
• checking
• completing
• breaking up
• knocking off
• desisting (from)
• blocking
• having done with
• deactivating
• putting the kibosh on
• pausing
• ruining
• impeding
• closing (down)
• hindering
• obstructing
• stemming
• holding
• detaining
• abolishing
• suppressing
• blockading
• aborting
• destroying
• staying
• calling
• dissolving
• holding back
• arresting
• damming
• scuttling
• braking
• annulling
• stamping
• turning back
• demolishing
• killing
• stunting
• squashing
• squelching
• snuffing
• clamping down
• kiboshing
• reining (in)
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• carrying on
• proceeding
• running on
• advancing
• keeping up
• progressing
• driving
• following through (with)
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• impelling

2

as in abandoning

to stop doing (something) permanently

we have discontinued the manufacture of that item

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• quitting
• dropping
• ending
• ceasing
• finishing
• having done (with)
• packing (up or in)
• concluding
• laying off (of)
• giving up
• closing
• halting
• hanging it up
• expiring
• pausing
• knocking off
• terminating
• shutting off
• breaking off
• tapering off
• breaking up
• leaving off
• throwing up
• winding up
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• maintaining
• keeping
• going
• carrying on
• keeping up
• running on
• persisting
• resuming
• hanging on
• renewing
• hanging in
• holding on
• reopening
• preserving
• starting
• beginning
• staying
• commencing
• persevering
• restarting
• following through (with)

3

as in ending

to come to an end

publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceasing
• stopping
• ending
• expiring
• halting
• concluding
• terminating
• passing
• dying
• closing
• finishing
• going
• lapsing
• determining
• quitting
• elapsing
• stalling
• breaking off
• winking (out)
• winding up
• leaving off
• letting up
• breaking up
• dead-ending
• suspending
• biting the dust
• pausing
• refraining (from)
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• staying
• cutting out
• desisting (from)
• giving over
• knocking off
• breaking down
• winding down
• abating
• conking (out)
• petering (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• extending
• prolonging
• drawing out
• protracting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discontinuing

Verb

Tesla could be discontinuing its Cybertruck by next year after numerous recalls and underwhelming sales since its launch in 2023. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

The side item was available in the 1990s, and many locations stopped selling it in the early 2010s, with the last locations discontinuing it in 2020, according to multiple reports. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

What’s Happening Search interest in discontinuing TRT is climbing. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities is discontinuing the investigation into a complaint of bullying and workplace intimidation against Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro following her resignation. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

The brand has committed to discontinuing large-format liquid laundry bottles by 2030. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Costco, like many other chains, has a long history of discontinuing popular food court items. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

As part of the plans, Tan may also consider discontinuing some low-margin product lines and letting go of a few more employees, the report adds. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

The publication, which began with a text from Sofia Coppola, arrives at a time when teen magazines have dwindled, with Seventeen discontinuing monthly print issues in 2018, and Teen Vogue folding into Vogue in 2025. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026